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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1964

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Primary Producers’ head appeals for unity of farmer organisations

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 October 1964 · page 8

In an appeal for unity among Farmer organisations, State President of the Australian Primary Producers’ Union, My. E. Gribble, told a combined meeting at Braidwood on Saturday that there were 197 producer organisations in Australia today that could…

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Gollum wool market firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 October 1964 · page 9

The market during the first two days of the second series of Goulburn wool sales this week was fully firm with last week’s Sydney closing rates…

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District wool clip sold

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 October 1964 · page 9

Elder Smith Goldsbrough Mort Ltd. conducted their fourth sale of the current wool selling season in…

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News For the Man On The land Graziers to determine wool policy

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 October 1964 · page 9

The Graziers’ Association of N.S.W.- will hold a special conference on November 3 to determine its…

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Queanbeyan district wool clips sold at Goulburn

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 October 1964 · page 4

For the second series of Goulburn Wool Sales, farmers and Graziers’ offered a catalogue of 6,600 bales…

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Junior Farmer wins tour of New Zealand

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 October 1964 · page 7

Ian Cochrane, a M yearold Junior Farmer from Bega, has been chosen winner of the 1964 New…

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Biggest Sheep Lift by Railway

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 October 1964 · page 3

The New South Wales Government Railways recently completed the biggest ever border to border…

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Private selling Detrimental to wool industry

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 October 1964 · page 8

Private selling of wool was detrimental to the wool industry and endangered higher auction values, Dalgety and New Zealand Loan Limited’s Sydney Branch wool…

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Wool increase envisaged

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1964 · page 6

Production of wool in New South Wales could rise by over 3 per cent, this year, according to figures…

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This Week in Wool Better tone at close of market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1964 · page 10

Closing sales of better style wools at last week’s Australian auctions reflected improved market confidence. Dalgety and New Zealand…

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Junior Farmer finalists

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 October 1964 · page 10

The seven finalists to visit Sydney on November 26 for the “Star” Junior Farmer judging at the…

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Third series of Goulburn wool sales

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 October 1964 · page 6

The third series of Goulburn wool sales for the 1964/65 season will commence on Tuesday next,…

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Beef cattle Competition

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 29 October 1964 · page 10

The Livestock Officer (Beef Cattle) M the Department of Agriculture, Mr. P. W. Doyle, announced…

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Goulburn cattle market firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 October 1964 · page 8

A medium yarding of approximately 430 cattle were on offer at the weekly fat cattle market at Goulburn…

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Wool Board aids fight on tussock

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 October 1964 · page 8

Funds from the Australian Wool Board have been made available to assist in carrying out trials of aerial…

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Booklets to assist farmers

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 October 1964 · page 8

The Department of Agriculture, Division of Marketing and Agricultural Economics has issued…

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Improved quality at cattle Sale

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1964 · page 8

Approximately 450 head of cattle were on offer to local, metropolitan and costal buyers at the sale conducted…

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Light yarding of sheep and lambs

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 November 1964 · page 8

A lighter yarding of approximately 3,700 sheep and lambs offered for sale at the Goulburn saleyards…

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No change in Goulburn sheep market

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1964 · page 9

There was a yarding of 6,000 sheep and lambs at Goulburn on Wednesday with little change on last…

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Farming Trend to Tree Planting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 November 1964 · page 9

Farmers and graziers again purchased a record number of trees from the nurseries of the N.S.W. Forestry Commission during the planting season just ended…

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